So is there a 'these presents were absolutely fab - my kids loved them' thread? Have looked but maybe I missed it!

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Mine have to be Lego, Fisher Price garage and crane, PS2. Sorry if I'm repeating old threads here

brio train stuff,played with day in day out,onto second child now.
same with lego and duplo

All 2yr olds love a handbag (boy or girl).

K'nex for us- we'd never heard of it until we were given some, then it's grown into a family institution.

her push along walker and her ride on car. and her cheap dolls buggy and dinky cars.

you could throw the rest in the bin and she wouldn't notice as long as she had those!

what about something a girl aged 9 and a half can actually PLAY with, nothing electrcal please..... Must also be very portable. I am stumped.

Polly pockets, my dd is not that way inclined but her best friend is really into them and my dd is happy to play with them at her house.

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The problem is that mine would be the same as a lot of the posts on the "what was a waste of money" thread, dolls house and Playmobil mansion. Both played with endlessly. It's so child-dependent, isn;t it? Mind you, ds is 12 today and is loving lego as much as ever, so it certainly lasts

dolls house/castle/anyhting with figures
leapsters-woth their weight in gold when I was lost in Scotland!

Playmobil - still played with virtually every day (bought first lot about 6 years ago)

Board games - especially Harry Potter Cluedo

Packs of cards

Gel pens

Drawing paper

lego star wars pc game, car mat and cars, lego, when younger a cheapo pushchair, a tea set and shopping till